Al-Ahli could have shifted Al-Nassr's position if they could maximize the previous two matches which ended in a draw and turn them into wins. But even against Damac and Al-Shabab, whose positions were much lower, they were unable to defeat them. I think the Al-Ahli squad is on par with other strong teams such as Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad but that's not enough when facing a match they should be able to win.
This week Al-Ahli will face Al-Raed who are in the relegation zone and if they still get a draw in this match then they will be even further behind and also more vulnerable to being overtaken by other teams who are directly below them. Firminho and his colleagues must prove that they are a strong team that deserves to compete to win the Saudi League title this season.
The Al-Raed vs Al-Ahli match may have to be utilized well by Al-ahli to collect more points by getting full points from the match. But actually we cannot underestimate Al-Raed. Because in the match against Al-Wehda, it turned out that Al-Raed was able to achieve a surprising victory. Even though Al-Wehda is ranked 10th while Al-Raed is still struggling in the relegation zone. This means we cannot easily predict the match. Because Al-Raed could win or even just get a draw. However, what is clear is that Al-Ahli should not take this match lightly. They have to play optimally from the start if they want to get full points in this match. Al-Raed will also host the match. And that could be an advantage for Al-Raed. But Al-Ahli's depth is actually much more reliable. I know that Al-Ahli should not underestimate Al-Raed but wasn't Al-Raed's victory also due to luck because their opponent Al-Wehda only played with 10 people? So I think Al-Raed's victory was nothing more than luck and they also had the advantage of playing at home. Against Al-Ahli is a very significant difference and to be able to draw is the highest result they can achieve. Well, of course Al-Ahli doesn't want to continue to suffer with poor results and they will win the match against Al-Raed later and I'm still waiting for the magic of Firminho and Mahrez for Al-Ahli's attack line. |
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Game statistics are dependable on the coach's. Who do you think is responsible for? Ofcourse they're different players that stood competitive enough to hang over good results in league matches. I've this close feeling that Bayer Leverkusen defeat is itching closer and it will becoming from a team that no one suspects or even points fingers to this season. One of the underrated clubs will become hugh threat and before anyone knows it, they're currently topping the table back to back. Bayern Munich will win the Bundesliga league title this season.
With this game, Bayer Leverkusen will not easily be defeated by smaller teams. Teams that are in form this year, such as Bayern, Dortmund and Stuttgart, may win, but the Dortmund match was played this week and ended 1-1. Their next opponent will be Stuttgart and away. Maybe they can lose points against them. Leverkusen are at a different level and this season they can be on par with Bayern Munich and Dortmund. It's not surprising that this is all supported by the genius of Xabi Alonso and his recruits last season. It should not be an obstacle for Leverkusen against Stuttgart and I will slightly favor Leverkusen to win. But it is true that a draw or defeat could still happen and I don't doubt that, but considering that Stuttgart have only just recovered this season, it is possible that they will lose against Leverkusen. It looks like Leverkusen will still be given consecutive challenges and it remains to be seen how Xabi Alonso can answer the results in the next match. |
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Sheffield has confirmed that they have sacked their coach Paul Heckingbottom and this is the result of the bad results the club has had so far. Sheffield's first season in the EPL was immediately in the relegation zone and they were only able to collect 5 points from 14 matches with a breakdown of 1 win, 2 draws and 11 losses. That is a bad statistic for a coach and it is time for Sheffield to look for a new replacement coach for the remainder of this season. Paul Heckingbottom is the first coach this season to be sacked and Sheffield has moved quickly to find a replacement and he is Chris Wilder. He previously coached Watford last season and at Sheffield he will be contracted until 2025. Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1732016315085259013 |
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Something truly unexpected happened last night and Atalanta lost at home to Torino with a score of 3-0. Zapata scored a brace and Sanabria also scored a goal in this match and in this victory Atalanta was not able to get a goal back. I didn't expect Atalanta to lose so badly like this even though in H2H Atalanta was always superior against Torino, but in football there are times when this record can be broken when the team has a strong reason to win. On the other hand, this result meant that Atalanta was stuck in 8th position and Torino moved up to the top 10 of the Serie A standings after successfully overtaking Monza.
Still, it was an away game for Atalanta, but this does not change the fact that the result was as unexpected as possible. A dry major defeat, I don’t even know what the odds were for such an outcome - definitely more than 30. Formally, Atalanta is very close to fourth place, but taking into account the number of competitors that are vying for this place, I don’t think that Atalanta has a chance, most likely they will finish the season even lower than last year (5th place). Regarding the goal chances, there weren't many and there were only 9 for Torino to score those 3 goals and even Atalanta had a little more chances with 10. But it's possible that Atalanta's defense and goalkeeper weren't very good in this match, so they often conceded goals. In general, it will be difficult for Atalanta to break into the top 4 with the dominance of several strong Serie A teams and perhaps finishing in 5th place would be a rational thing for them. There is not much they can do about this and they will only remain the dominant team in the competition for the top spot. |
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 Source: https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1731970415977697785Rumors are still around Manchester United and now it is reported that they have prepared a £60m offer for Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. It's a bit strange to see Manchester United's decision because they got their goalkeeper last summer, namely Andre Onana, and now they are preparing to offer another option in January. I think management is aware that the arrival of Andre Onana has actually worsened the performance of the Red Devils and they have continued to concede goals since the goal was guarded by the former Inter goalkeeper. Erik Ten Hag, who chose Andre Onana, also seems to be starting to let go of the responsibility of the goalkeeper from Cameroon. Well, Manchester United's new transfer round will soon heat up again.  |
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Al-Ahli could have shifted Al-Nassr's position if they could maximize the previous two matches which ended in a draw and turn them into wins. But even against Damac and Al-Shabab, whose positions were much lower, they were unable to defeat them. I think the Al-Ahli squad is on par with other strong teams such as Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad but that's not enough when facing a match they should be able to win.
This week Al-Ahli will face Al-Raed who are in the relegation zone and if they still get a draw in this match then they will be even further behind and also more vulnerable to being overtaken by other teams who are directly below them. Firminho and his colleagues must prove that they are a strong team that deserves to compete to win the Saudi League title this season.
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Something truly unexpected happened last night and Atalanta lost at home to Torino with a score of 3-0. Zapata scored a brace and Sanabria also scored a goal in this match and in this victory Atalanta was not able to get a goal back. I didn't expect Atalanta to lose so badly like this even though in H2H Atalanta was always superior against Torino, but in football there are times when this record can be broken when the team has a strong reason to win. On the other hand, this result meant that Atalanta was stuck in 8th position and Torino moved up to the top 10 of the Serie A standings after successfully overtaking Monza.
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It was great to see Everton finally win again after the last time they did it was against Crystal Palace two weeks earlier. Last night's win against Nottingham was also special because they needed points to move out of the relegation zone after being deducted 10 points some time ago.
Against Nottigham in an away game is certainly not easy for Everton but this narrow victory will definitely pump up the enthusiasm of the whole team to get a better finishing place for this season. Despite the problems that Everton have faced, I think they still deserve to be in the EPL until next season and now it's just a matter of how they maintain their current performance in the next match.
In recent times Everton had been at the bottom of the standings, but after a 1-0 victory over Notitngham Forest, at least the victory managed to slightly raise Everton's ranking to 18th position. And this is the third consecutive away win for Everton. And for the next match I am a little pessimistic because in the next match they have to face Newcasstle, which for the time being "The Magpies" are ranked 6th in the standings. and in the previous match The Magpies performed quite well against the red devils yesterday. And whether the Toffes, which is Sean Dyche's club, will be able to fight The Magpies, which is Eddie Howe's club. And will Everton be able to move back up the rankings? We'll see. Because I'm quite curious .. hihi That's right and Everton only needs one more win to escape the relegation zone. They are still showing their mentality and never giving up at all to be able to end this season with better results. It's just that their next opponent is Newcastle and we will definitely doubt that Everton can win this match. It certainly won't be easy to beat Newcastle, especially since Eddie Howie's squad is on fire. But Everton's advantage here is as hosts and if they can win by a narrow score again then they will shift Luton's position in the standings. Besides, Luton this week will play Arsenal and their chances of winning are very impossible and let's see what the result will be. |
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Lille continued their winning trend and this time the victims were Metz. A two-goal win without reply in an away match is very important for Lille because they are still trying to maintain their place in the top 4 from being chased by other teams. So far Lille has collected 26 points from 14 matches and has only suffered 2 defeats. These are good statistics and I hope they can be more consistent and continue to improve every season.
On the other hand, Metz has been eliminated from the top 10 after another team managed to win yesterday's match. I think Metz just needs to maintain a stable performance so that they don't easily fall into the relegation zone and that is the most difficult job for them in the remainder of this season.
That's good ! Lille maybe targeting tickets the Champions League group stage, and they must be able to continue their winning trend. In the next match against Clermont this week, I think Lille also has a high possibility of winning, and can continue their a good trend. Although they couldn't win in the last match when they when against Clermont, but on next matchday 15 will be an important match to collect points before against PSG on matchday 16. Yes, the Metz have a difficult job, especially in their next match against Stade Brestois 29. I think it will not be easy for Metz to secure full points in that match, on the other side Brest also a tough team for Metz. I think it is appropriate for Lille to aim for a place in the champions league next season because they are a team that is consistent every season and only experienced a few obstacles before finally being able to get that place. But it won't be easy because the competition keeps changing every season (not the case for PSG) and I'm happy to see Lille can continue like this. I also always win bets when I include Lille in the multibet list and that's why I like this team. The game against PSG is still about two weeks away and of course Lille will try to take these points from PSG. Brest is the next threat for Metz and it seems that this time it will not be an easy match for Metz, especially since Brest is a fairly strong team in the middle of the table and in my opinion, even though this match takes place at Metz's home ground, there is a possibility that the result will be a draw or loss for Metz. But the worst thing is that Metz lost again against Brest and that is something they must avoid. |
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If this news is true then i will fully support it. De gea was not older enough as a goal keeper. He was better compared with onana. Newcastle will able to recruit him since de gea will be also staying in europe. It will be very interesting thing to see him back again in the EPL as a newcastle goal keeper. As long as newcastle will offer him good salary and i think that de gea will be going there. I hope it will be true. Newcastle needs a good and experienced goal keeper right now. Glad howe has been seeing him as one of good solution to fix the current problem faced by newcastle. I hope there will be further development from this news. Im hoping so much for de gea will able to play in the EPL again. Having him in the competition is good. Newcastle is not wrongly choosing the candidate. Newcastle fans are also feeling so happy with this. Last season's EPL golden glove winner still deserves to be at the highest level in Europe and there is nothing wrong with Newcastle signing him. It may only be an offer of one to two seasons and basically David De Gea is a good goalkeeper but he has been thrown out of the Manchester United squad. I am curious about the expressions and feelings of the Red Devils fans when they see their flagship goalkeeper return to the EPL with a different club and there are definitely those who feel disappointed or annoyed with the decision of management and Erik Ten Hag. Well, let's just wait for the development of this transfer and if this happens in the near future it will be quite a shocking transfer before the January transfer window opens. |
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Yes, almost everyone is sure that Bayern Munich will win the match against Manchester United, which currently has many bad problems such as a weak coach, goalkeeper and defender.
Without a doubt, Munich will achieve results that ensure that this club will qualify for the next round and in terms of performance, Bayern Munich can at least get 2 scores in the upcoming match and maybe Manchester United 0.
Even though there will be a surprise draw, it will not change Munich's position, which is clear that they will qualify and as a bettor it is better to choose the option of betting on the total score.
Betting on Manchester United to win is purely a lost of bet because I'm aware about the poor form of the English club and they don't stand any solid chance to win Bayern Munich this season either home or away. Erik Ten Hag should leave things the way they are and focused on the next step EPL game after UEFA Champions League. That is never a game to count winning for the Red Devils because they're so not capable of winning Bayern Munich. They easily lost to Copenhagen and Galatasaray and talk of winning or even drawing points with Bayern Munich seems impossible in the current race this season. It seems that it is true that Manchester United should focus on EPL matches because their schedule before the end of the year is very tough, such as against Chelsea and Liverpool. They must forget the victory against Bayern Munich and must be more rational in accepting the defeat against Bayern Munich. Betting on Bayern Munich's victory makes the most sense, especially since they have a striker who has experience against English teams. Their chances of qualifying are impossible, especially with the players' random performance, we would all agree that this season's Champions League is over for them. Copenhagen and Galatasaray were their nightmares in the group stage and who would have thought that against those two teams alone they would be unable to win and suffer even more bad results. |
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Bad news has come to Real Madrid again, because they will lose one of their key players for the rest of the year and that is Dani Carvajal. It was reported that Dani Carvajal suffered an injury to his soleus muscle and is likely to be absent for up to 3 to 4 weeks. This month of December seems to be over for Dani Carvajal and he will return to strengthen Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup early next year. Currently the only remaining RB option is Lucas Vasquez and I don't think that's a bad option for Real Madrid, at least they still have Dani Carvajal as a back-up to cover the end of this year. Well, I hope Dani Carvajal recovers quickly and right now the team really needs his role to strengthen the defense line, especially now that Real Madrid is at the top of the standings. Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1731641786269827255I don't think that will affect real Madrid performance, although I know that cavajal is the best player that can play right back very well but I believe real Madrid have another player who will take the position which is Lucas vaquez, Lucas is also good in that position and I believe he can help, real Madrid are having many problems this season b6 having injury player's but if we still look at the team will nothing change, there are some player's that can help the team performance very, Rodrigo, Bellingham, Valverde and Toni kroos are still their and I believe that this players are capable of moving real Madrid to a good position before the injury playe's will be back in January. Indeed, the most important thing is that Real Madrid still has other options to replace Dani Carvajal and it seems that their back line is still quite safe. The depth of Real Madrid's squad can indeed overcome all existing obstacles and even though it is doubtful because they don't have a number 9 player until now, they can still be productive. I still can't wait to see Arda Guler's debut and maybe he's the only one who hasn't played a single match this season because his injuries often recur. So far there have been no problems from any line, but if Real Madrid appeared with their main squad from the start of the season, they might have a point difference from the team behind them. |
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Even if in the end they lost, at least Napoli were able to reply to the goal scored by Inter and in fact they were not able to score a single goal in that match. Inter's victory in the away match against Napoli felt special because they had overthrown the defending champions and at the same time were able to widen the gap from Juventus in the standings.
Poor results were obtained when the team needed points to maintain its top 4 position and in the end Napoli also had to be thrown out of the top 4 after experiencing this defeat. Congratulations to Inter, they deserved to win with a big score of 0-3 at home to Napoli and I hope they can still give the same performance next week.
Walter Mazzarri have not pass his test yet, we're still watching and expecting winning results. Losing 3 nil to Inter Milan and facing Juventus next, can they survived this run? I don't think so because they're not on the right track and winning becomes a struggling trigger for them. What's going on in Napoli, they're not in form and I don't see them bouncing back stronger anytime soon. Winning the scudetto can become an easy job for Inter Milan because they're in good form and having presentable points in matches. Inter Milan dominated and capture three points. I'm sure Napoli won't be able to survive and Juventus are on their way with Inter to compete to win the Scudetto and I think Napoli will only be a point producing team for these two teams. It was truly pathetic to see Napoli, who crushed all the teams so easily last season and they showed no mercy at all to their opponents. Now Walter Mazzari has to find another strategy so that his team can be more developed and better coordinated. The only target that is quite realistic with the current performance is to finish in the top 4 and at least that is enough to provide good results rather than nothing at all. |
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Lille continued their winning trend and this time the victims were Metz. A two-goal win without reply in an away match is very important for Lille because they are still trying to maintain their place in the top 4 from being chased by other teams. So far Lille has collected 26 points from 14 matches and has only suffered 2 defeats. These are good statistics and I hope they can be more consistent and continue to improve every season.
On the other hand, Metz has been eliminated from the top 10 after another team managed to win yesterday's match. I think Metz just needs to maintain a stable performance so that they don't easily fall into the relegation zone and that is the most difficult job for them in the remainder of this season.
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Wether Manchester United will be playing to their full strength in other to win again Bayern Munich as a revenge for losing at the home of the German club in September or trying to win in other to progress to the knockout stages of this season's UEFA Champions League competition, it doesn't change the fact that the possibility of reaching the round of 16 is mathematically not in their own hands as a win by any of the sides between Copenhagen and Galatasaray will send the Old Trafford club crashing out of this season's UCL competition.
Bayern Munich is undoubtedly the strongest team in the group A and the only team in the group that's yet to lose a match in the competition and I don't even expect them to lose against Manchester United and that's why I think it's almost impossible to see Manchester United progress to the next round as they'll be needing a win against Bayern Munich and a draw in the game between Copenhagen and Galatasaray to make it to the next round of the competition. United fans already aren't happy with the club's manager Erik Ten Hag because of his poor performance with the team this season both in Europe and in domestic competitions and I'll be surprised to see him remain at the club till the end of the season.
The last Champion League faceoff results left most teams to calculated qualifications for the round of 16. A whole lot of teams advancement doesn't necessarily depend on the outcome of their final group game, but rather on the outcome of other group team games too, United drew to Galatasaray so did Copenhagen to Munich. Now the advancement is certain alone for Munich but the other three would have to fight in their own final games and still pray that the counterpart teams get a result that'd give them a chance to qualify as well. I don't know how United will face Munich because they're not in form even if they'd be the hosts, Munich are doing exceedingly well and they've not failed to make clubs stay down. Ten Hag has to do the greatest needful and also pray really hard because their destiny isn't in their hands solely. A draw in the deciding match feels quite absurd and they will still fight for their place until the remaining matches. If Manchester United wins against Galatasaray then they will only be competing with Galatasaray for second place. But unfortunately Copenhagen was able to hold off Bayern Munich's series so Copenhagen also had the opportunity to do the same thing as Manchester United and Galatasaray. I am quite pessimistic about Manchester United's match against Bayern Munich and maybe the chance of the Red Devils winning is only no more than 10%. Now it is very difficult for the group A stage because there are still 3 teams left with all their magic in the last match and I think regardless of whoever loses in this competition they have to accept it and try again next season. |
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Bad news has come to Real Madrid again, because they will lose one of their key players for the rest of the year and that is Dani Carvajal. It was reported that Dani Carvajal suffered an injury to his soleus muscle and is likely to be absent for up to 3 to 4 weeks. This month of December seems to be over for Dani Carvajal and he will return to strengthen Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup early next year. Currently the only remaining RB option is Lucas Vasquez and I don't think that's a bad option for Real Madrid, at least they still have Dani Carvajal as a back-up to cover the end of this year. Well, I hope Dani Carvajal recovers quickly and right now the team really needs his role to strengthen the defense line, especially now that Real Madrid is at the top of the standings. Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1731641786269827255 |
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It was great to see Everton finally win again after the last time they did it was against Crystal Palace two weeks earlier. Last night's win against Nottingham was also special because they needed points to move out of the relegation zone after being deducted 10 points some time ago.
Against Nottigham in an away game is certainly not easy for Everton but this narrow victory will definitely pump up the enthusiasm of the whole team to get a better finishing place for this season. Despite the problems that Everton have faced, I think they still deserve to be in the EPL until next season and now it's just a matter of how they maintain their current performance in the next match.
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Passing week 15, there is actually no change in position, it's just that now the point gap between Al Hilal and Al Nassr is widening after Al Nassr lost a big match against Al Hilal. After previously their point gap was 5 points, now, their point gap is 7 points. Of course, it's a long distance, especially when Al Hilal has a very impressive performance. It will be very difficult for Al Nassr to catch up with the 7-point gap, because they expect Al Hilal to have a negative result. But the problem is that now Al Hilal is very difficult to beat. of the 15 matches they played, they only won 2 draws and the rest they won the match without tasting defeat.
Indeed, Al-Hilal has a fairly perfect record compared to Al-Nassr and that is why they have quite a distance from Al-Nassr. It is not surprising that Al-Hilal's chances of becoming Saudi League champions this season are also getting bigger and for Al-Nassr this will be their second failure if they are not able to catch these points after last season they were shackled until they were left behind by Al-Ittihad. It will certainly be very difficult for Ronaldo and his colleagues to be able to compete with Al-Hilal and they can only hope that Al-Hilal loses in a match if Al-Nassr wants to occupy the top position. The defeat at the start of the season also caused Al-Nassr to lag quite far behind Al-Hilal and it looks like we will still see competition between these two teams in the remaining half of the season next year. |
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The two teams that have been confirmed to enter the European league so far are Feyenoord and Young Boys. Even though I had higher expectations for Feyenoord to get second place in Group F so they could qualify for the round of 16, they were unlucky in the last match because they had to play Atletico, who are at the top of the group at the moment. Actually I would have preferred to see Feyenoord qualify rather than Lazio, but that's all, it's over.
On the other hand, there is Young Boys and it seems that from the start they had no chance of qualifying from group G because there were Manchester City and Leipzig in that group which made them not at all favored to qualify. But overall this team is quite good and I hope to see both of them back in the champions league next season. For the other teams from each group, I hope they still provide remaining surprises in the final match on matchday 6.
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